"We should never stand upon ceremony with..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“The fact is, mental philosophy is very like Poverty, which, you know, begins at home; and indeed, when it goes abroad, it is poverty itself.”

“Let us not underrate the value of a fact; it will one day flower into a truth.”

“It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.”

“The best love come from the heart, not from the mouth.”

“Words without thoughts never to heaven go.”

“It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?”

“Fame and admiration weigh not a feather in the scale against friendship and love, for the heart languishes all the same.”

“Women are as old as they feel and men are old when they lose their feelings.”

“I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money, I give you myself before preaching or law; Will you give me yourself?”